The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
RIOCEADE MOL

BLOCKADE MOL.
Prof. Hicks worst Storm of the
month";" which was due on the 18th,
made the run day sooner, and
reached this port on Sunday the 10th.
It was simply gale from the north,
without snow, but raising enough
snow from the prairie to Gil the cuts
and cause the worst blockade of the sea-
son. Five freight trains were caught
between st. Paul and Sioux City on
lr road and blockaded. Some of the
engines ''froze to death" and of course
'>live'' ones had to be sent for to get
the corpses out aud take them to. a
warm place to be resuscitated.
Sunday night the cold increased and
Monday morning it was IS to 20 below
zero. Tuesday morning it was Is to 80
below. During the day the wind shift
ed to the south, and Wednesday morn
ing opened up with 10 to IL above zero.
Trains were suspended Sunday. The
Sioux Falls train started this way
Monday and Tuesday mornings but
put back to port. Tuesday a train got in
from Sioux City bringing some mail
and about IS passengers. The train
laid over here until Wednesday morn
ing. The Burlington train started out
Tuesday morning and stack about
three miles out, where it still lies.
The Milwaukee and Black Hills
roads north of US seem to he blockaded
as parties are coming by Worthington
to get to Pipestone.
This may be called Blockade No. l.
The time has now fully come for block.
AIDES and if we are not mistaken, there
will be trouble next month. We hope
to te mistaken this time, but our adj
vice is to be prepared for it.
Trains got in last night from the
east and for the present the road is
clear. On the Sioux Falls branch, we
hear that the road is open some dis.
lance this side of Luverne and hopes
are expressed that train will get
through today.
AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
At the agricultural meeting held Oh
the 18th it was decided to organize a
stock company for the purpose of hold
ing agricultural fairs.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to prepare articles Of incorpor.
alton, viz: E. r. Lathrop, J. A. Town,
and J. w. Lewis.
A committee was appointed to Sc
cure grounds consisting of J. p. Moul-
ton, J. w. Scott, and r. II. Watson.
A committee was also appointed to
solicit subscriptions for stock consist
ing of l. p. Durfee. J. II, Denton and
J. II. Maxwell.
A motion was carried that the COM
mittee on articles of incorporation be
instructed to fix the amount of stock
at 500 and that not more than % per
cent of said stock be called in the first
year and not more than 5 per cent in
any year thereafter.
Motion carried that subscriptions to
stock be paid in the first day of May.
Adjourned to meet Feb. 10, at l
O'Clock p. m.
WATER WOR s. BILL
We announced last week that bill
had been sent to Senator Brown au.
thorizing the village to issue bonds to
the amount of $4,000 to build water
works. The legislative report for Fri
day last shows the following bill pass.
ed by the Senate:
Authorizing the town Of Worthing-
ton, in Mobiles county, to issue SIG, 600
| bonds for water works.
This is prompt work.
PERSONALS:
Mr.. Halverson is at present in
charge of the Jail, taking care of the
solitary prisoner.
Receiver Peterson of the Land office
| has just returned from Albert Lea.
While there lie joined tie skip club.
| We may all have to take to snow shoes
before the winter is over.
mSullivan, the bruiser, the semi-hu-
an animal, who is addicted to the
manly art of smashing noses and
breaking heads, came over on the
I Sioux Falls train the other day with
has co-bruisers and CO sports. They
were the wonder and admiration of all
the boys on the platform.
Sheriff Anderson had planned to 90
to St. Paul to the slerif's convention
Monday. but Boreas raised such Il dust
10y his buster that trains couldn't run.
D. G.. Holmes. Missionary Am. 5. 5.
Union, Worthington. Mimi, has been
in Sibley several davs.-Sibley Gazette.
Hon. A. NJ. Crosby returned from
St. Paul on Monday. He reports al
elegant time. The report that he was
running for the United States senator
ship amused him greatly.-Luverne
! Times.
DR.. Barber, the Omaha railway sur
geOn. came out from WGrthingtOn Sat-
urday afternoon to examine O'Kief,
whose injury is spoken of elsewhere
He returned on freight Sunday
Adrian Guardian.